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INC Worldwide Distribution of Pamphlets starts

(Eagle News) — The worldwide distribution of pamphlets of the Iglesia Ni Cristo started on Saturday, May 14, as INC members all over the world gear up for the Reconnect: Worldwide Intensive Propagation where a worldwide evangelical mission to be officiated by INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo will be held at the Philippine Arena to be broadcast across the globe on May 22, 2016. From different countries and different timezons, INC brethren — […]

Marcos fighting for future in Philippines’ vice president race

MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — The son and namesake of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was fighting for his political future Friday after a cliffhanger vice presidential election contest against a novice politician. A win for Ferdinand Marcos Jr, 58, would have been the family’s biggest political victory since its humiliating downfall in 1986 after a “People Power” uprising ended 20 years of human rights abuses, election fraud and the plunder of state coffers. It […]

VP Binay concedes to Duterte

QUEZON City, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay formally greeted Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and congratulated the presumptive president. According to his campaign spokesperson, Binay personally called Duterte to concede. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Slow transmission of OFW votes due to manual process

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Overseas Voting Secretariat of the Department of Foreign Affairs explained that the slow transmission of the results of the overseas absentee votes was due to the manual voting process. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)  

PNP and AFP, ready for the special elections

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines is ready for the special elections which will be held on May 14 in eleven areas where the Commission on Elections declared failure of elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

MILF Ceasefire Committee Chief dies

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front confirmed that its chief of the ceasefire committee, Rashid Ladiasan died because of lung cancer. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Duterte presents 8 point economic agenda

QUEZON City, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s transition committee presented his 8-point economic agenda. Briefly, this includes: continuation of macro-economic policies; faster infrastructure spending; encouraging direct foreign investments; encouraging agricultural development strategies; improving management systems; strengthening the basic education system; providing scholarship in tertiary education as well as improving the taxation system. The transition committee is also expecting that corruption in the country will be lessened. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul […]

China reacts to US warship

QUEZON City, Philippines – China criticized the deployment of warships in the West Philippine Sea by the United States of America. According to China, USA is abusing the freedom of navigation in the disputed territories. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

China has international support vs Philippines

QUEZON City, Philippines – China insisted that it has substantial international support regarding its position in the West Philippine Sea territorial dispute, which is currently awaiting the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, Netherlands. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Duterte already has a list of possible PNP and AFP top officials

QUEZON City, Philippines – The executive assistant of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Bong Go, confirmed that Duterte already has a list of possible candidates for top officials of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines although he refrained from naming said officials. He added that Duterte’s criteria includes merit, sincerity, faithfulness in duty as well as loyalty. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, […]

Aquino establishes transition committee

QUEZON City, Philippines – President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Administrative Order No. 49, establishing the Presidential Transition Committee. The AO aims to have a peaceful,.orderly and effective transition to the incoming administration. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

COMELEC is the right body to address election concerns, says Malacañang official

QUEZON City, Philippines — Those who are complaining about the result of the recent election must approach the proper authorities, the Palace said on Thursday. The camp of Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has been complaining about possible election cheating and has raised concerns regarding the transparency server and hash code. In an interview with reporters on Thursday, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the executive branch’s participation in the election was as a deputy to […]